Semiconductor Engineering

Pathfinding By Process Window Modeling: Advanced DRAM Capacitor Patterning Process Window Evaluation Using Virtual Fabrication

In advanced DRAM, capacitors with closely packed patterning are designed to increase cell density. Thus, advanced patterning schemes, such as multiple litho-etch, SADP and SAQP processes may be needed ...
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Imec Demonstrates Capacitor-less IGZO-Based DRAM Cell With >400s Retention Time

This week, at the 2020 International Electron Devices Meeting, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a novel dynamic random-access ...
EDN

IMEC’s DRAM program will explore transistor, capacitor limits

As mentioned in a previous post, the Flemish Interuniversity Microelectronics Consortium, IMEC, has decided to include the interests of DRAM and non-volatile memory designers in their 32nm half-pitch ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Manufacturing Bits: Feb. 2

At the recent 2020 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), Imec presented a paper on a novel capacitor-less DRAM cell architecture. DRAM is used for main memory in systems, and today’s most ...
Electronic Design

Scaling The 1T DRAM Cell

One-transistor, one-capacitor (1T-1C) DRAM cells have been commercially implemented since at least 1999. They save die area compared to conventional 6-T DRAM cells, use less power, yield better, and ...
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Applied Materials Introduces Materials Engineering Solutions for DRAM Scaling

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced materials engineering solutions that give its memory customers three new ways to further scale DRAM and ...
EDN

DRAM for energy- and area-efficient analog in-memory computing

Machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), has become integral to our lives. It allows us to learn and reason from data using techniques such as deep neural network algorithms.
Electronic Design

Surrounding Gate Transistors May Improve DRAM

DRAM makes up the bulk of non-volatile memory in computer systems. Much has been done lately to mix non-volatile storage with DRAM. However, DRAM’s performance and capacity still win out when it comes ...
TechSpot

DRAM manufacturers explore new designs to overcome 3D stacking hurdles

Something to look forward to: The memory industry is known for its conservative approach, often favoring incremental improvements over revolutionary changes. But as we look toward the end of the ...
Business Wire

Samsung Starts Mass Producing Industry’s First 10-Nanometer Class DRAM

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 10-nanometer ...